How to read from .xls file using exceljs?

Question

I am unable to read from .xls file using exceljs library. I also tried to read after changing my file in .xlsx using fs but still I am unable to read data from that file. Is there any way to read from .xls file using exceljs?

Answer 1

While its documentation does not say it explicitly, exceljs only supports either XLSX or CSV:

• https://github.com/exceljs/exceljs/issues/148
• https://github.com/exceljs/exceljs/issues/165